Asia Argento and Ashton Whitty

Ashton Blaise Whitty is an American actress who was born in Berkeley on October 1, 1995. She is an actress, known for Choices (2010), The Heart and Other Small Shapes (2006) as well as Chrissie Mayr's Content House

Asia Argento, born in Rome to a family which comprises directors and actors worked in both areas. Sogni e bisogni, directed by Sergio Citti and starring Asia Argento at the age of nine, was her very first film. In 1988 she had the leading role in Cristina Comencini's debut film, Zoo (1988), as well as being in the ensemble of The Church (1989), directed by Michele Soavi. Next, in 1989 she played Nanni Moretti's (also directed) daughter, also directed by Michele Soavi in Red Wood Pigeon. Close Friends (1992), directed and written by Michele Placido was the film which launched Asia's career path. Asia was able to transition from young girl roles to more mature and complicated roles. The film received a great reception during the Cannes International Film Festival. The film, Trauma (1993) the actress made her debut with her father, well-known Italian film director Dario Argento (her mother is one of Argento's favorite actresses, Daria Nicolodi, playing an anorexic girl in search of her parents' murderer. The Phantom of the Opera will be her third film alongside her father, with which includes Trauma & The Stendhal Syndrome. Asia's absorbed and intense approach to acting was also utilized in the film by Giuseppe Piccioni in Condannato a nozze. Patrice Chereau helmed Queen Margot and she played a crucial part. She worked again with Michel Piccoli on Peter Del Monte's Traveling Companion in 1995, earning her another David di Donatello, as in addition to the title Grolla D'oro. Asia made her directorial debut in 1994, directing two short films. Prospettive. In 1996, Asia directed a documentary about her father. The year 1998 saw Asia made Abel/Asia (2000), an award-winning film on Abel Ferrara. The year 1999 was the year that Asia was the first to direct a feature film with Scarlet Diva (2000), in which she was the leading actress and author of the screenplay. In May 2000, the film was released both in Italy as well as around the world. In Brooklyn, New York it won a award at the Williamsburg film festival. Anna Lou was her first born daughter in 2001. After the directing of several music videos, she welcomed Anna Lou. She starred with Jean-Marc Barr in The Red Siren, directed by Olivier Megaton. In 2003 she was in Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen's action thriller. Asia also wrote several short stories which have been published by a number of magazines.